Texas A&M didn't tiptoe through the backdoor when it entered the SEC last year. With the first freshman Heisman winner in Johnny Manziel, the country's only win over national champion Alabama, an 11-win season and a Cotton Bowl victory over former conference rival Oklahoma, it's hard to imagine its first college football season going any better.

That success is having a huge effect on recruiting. This weekend, the Aggies landed three more prospects to increase their 2014 class total to 10 members and extended their lead in the early team rankings released in Sporting News last month. After Saturday's junior day, defensive backs Armani Watts and Dylan Sumner-Gardner and defensive back Deshawn Washington committed.

Watts and Sumner-Gardner join Nick Harvey and Cedric Collins to form one of the best secondary groups in the country. Harvey and Watts can play other positions, but will likely end up in the secondary. Collins and Harvey will likely man the cornerback positions, with Watts and Sumner-Gardner playing safety. All four are rated four-star prospects by at least one recruiting service.

"I'd say Texas A&M is becoming the new DBU (defensive back university)," Watts told Sporting News on Sunday. "We have the top secondary committed. It's very cool to know I'll be a part of a school like A&M."

Collins was the first 2014 prospect to pick the Aggies, going all the way back to last summer.

"It's very exciting to be a part of this A&M class," Collins told Sporting News on Sunday. "The excitement around A&M right now is well deserved for the year we had. The win over Alabama was just the beginning. The goal is not just to win the SEC, but a (national) championship, and Johnny winning the Heisman was just a great way to start with our first year in the SEC. And as for the state of Texas, the Aggies are taking over."

The impressive haul on defense is one of the most promising things about this class. The Aggies scored a lot of points last season, but they also gave up a bunch. The strength of this class so far is in the secondary. Individually, the best recruit is linebacker Hoza Scott, a prospect every program in the country would love to have. In fact, seven of A&M's 10 commitments could end up on the defensive side of the ball.

It's a fun time to be heading to Texas A&M.

"What has become cool to me is all the hype surrounding College Station right now," said Josh Walker, a RB/LB out of Gilmer (Texas), who chose the Aggies last October. "Johnny Football really opened eyes of young athletes that now see A&M as an elite program like Alabama, Florida, Texas and Oklahoma. In my opinion, I do think A&M has become sexier than Texas because of the fact that they're the only SEC team in Texas and a lot of athletes want to play in the pre-NFL conference."